Double Delight Fish Catches

 

Bartram's bass double

“Double!” my buddy Jeff called out while I was reeling in a Bartram’s bass. I looked over and saw that indeed, he too was fighting a fish. Soon after, we had our only double of the day in hand. After a couple of quick photos, we slipped them back the water.

Neither was the biggest fish of the day, and they were two of quite a few. Jeff had even caught and released a more significant bass, which would count as his Bartram’s bass for the Georgia Bass Slam.

There’s something about doubling up with a fishing buddy that’s extra fun. From my perspective, it’s even more fun than catching two fish at once on a tandem rig or a YUMbrella.

I cannot say it quote beats doubling up by catching two fish at once on the same lure - something I’ve managed only a few times over the years. My favorite of those was a pair of peacock bass in the Amazon River basin that got hooked on opposite ends of a big topwater lure.

While crappie and white bass fishing, I’ve also been a part of a few double doubles, with a buddy and I both catching fish on both jigs of a tandem rig.

I’ve also been on a pier or boat when three or more anglers were hooked up at once — several, on a couple of occasions, on party boats. That’s getting away from doubles, though, and might be another story for another time.